Bonnet



J. G. DUPONT.

BONNET.

lAPPLICATION FILED IAN. I5, I9I7.

TIIMAA I UNITED STATES JEAN GOLDSMITH DUPONT, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BONNET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

Application filed January 15, -1917. Serial No. 142,352.

To all 'whom z' may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN GoLDsMrrH DU- PONT, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois7 have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bonnets,of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to bonnets and more particularly to those made forinfants and childrens wear.

The object of the invention is to provide a bonnet which is made of asingle flat piece of fabric so that it can be easily laundried and whichcan be readily folded into shape to iit around and be held upon thehead.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective of a child wearing a bonnetembodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of the bonnet when it is flat.Fig. 3 is a detail showing the elastic band for fastening the bonnetaround the head.

A circular piece of suitable textile fabric is cut of sufficient size toextend around the top, back and sides of the head. The edge of thispiece of fabric is usually protected by a hem or bindin as indicated atB. Stitched apertures a are formed near the margin of the fabric A and agathering band C is threaded through these apertures. The band Cconsists of a piece of non-elastic ribbon c, a part of which,approximately onehalf, is normally puckered and folded around a strip ofelastic D, so as to permit the elastic strip to be stretched around thehead. The elastic strip D, which is dis osed in the puckered portion ofthe band has its ends secured to the band, approximately and serve toyieldingly hold the bonnet close Y to and snugly on the head.

The invention exemplifies a bonnet which consists of a single flat pieceof fabric which can be easily ironed when it is unfolded and the bandhas been removed, and in which a circular piece of fabric can beutilized so that it will yieldingly and snugly iit and be held on thehead.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A bonnet consisting of a single flat piece of fabric having marginalholes therein and removable gathering means comprising an elastic stripand a loose non-elastic covering around the elastic, both the elasticstrip and covering extending through the marginal holes.

2. A bonnet consisting of a single flat piece of fabric having marginalholes therein and gathering means adapted to be threaded through saidholes and comprising an elastic strip and a loose non-elastic coveringaround the elastic, extended beyond the ends of the elastic strip.

JEAN GOLDSMITH DUPONT.

